By Jack Day Usually when homeless people squat in a building the authorities are called to get them out. But in this compassionate story about a group of homeless activists called the Manchester Angels, the reverse has happened. The building in question is owned by Manchester United football stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, who…
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These People Want You to Know the Truth About Being Homeless
By Jack Day Stereotypes are everywhere and come in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to homelessness, the stigmas are boundless. The truth is though, most people who are homeless don’t fit even one characteristic often associated with them. In order to shed a light on those who are less fortunate, but still like…
This Photographer Is Restoring the Face Of Humanity Through Portraits Of the Homeless
By Anne Cacherell Humanity is being able to see the suffering of others and doing something about it. Professor of photography at the Chico State University and social activist Aaron Draper seeks to restore the face of humanity by creating a series called Underexposed. In this project, this American photographer takes beautiful, well-lit color portraits…
Do You Want to Know How It Feels to Live In an Internet Café? Japan’s Homeless Workers Will Show You
By Anne Cacherell Net Café Refugees is a 10-minute documentary film created by award-winning photojournalist Shiho Fukada. This fascinating short video has raised awareness to the challenges of Japan’s homeless temporary workers. According to a survey conducted by their Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2007, almost 10% of the people who are spending…
The Offering May Not Have Been Much Money, But It Was Everything the Anonymous Donor Had
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frvFCYoRLE0 By Jack Day To give is benevolent. To give everything is saintly. That’s what recently happened when an unidentified homeless person left an envelope containing 18 cents in the church collection plate at the First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the envelope there was a note reading: “Please dn’t [sic] be…
For 10 Years This Man Has Been Shopping For the Less Fortunate On His Own Dime
By Jack Day Don Hanlon is one helluva guy. Once a month he takes people who are victims of domestic violence or homelessness to Sam’s Club and spends $300 of his monthly Social Security check on vital items they need. They walk through the doors and Don says, “What do you need?” I have to…
